JAMB 2014 English Language · Question 63
He went to the restaurant to enjoy the special … .
Question
Choose the option that best complete the gap. He went to the restaurant to enjoy the special _____.
- A.Chef.
- B.Suite.
- C.Cuisine.
- D.A la carte.
Answer: C. Cuisine.
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Analyze the question: The sentence is "He went to the restaurant to enjoy the special _." We need a noun that fits something you can enjoy at a restaurant, and that is described as "special."
Explain the concept: This tests vocabulary and words that are easily confused (often French loanwords used in dining).
- Chef: a professional cook, a person. You don't "enjoy the special chef" as a thing to eat or experience.
- Suite: a set of rooms (as in a hotel) or a set of furniture. It has nothing to do with food.
- Cuisine: a style of cooking, or the food prepared in a particular way (e.g., Nigerian cuisine, French cuisine). It fits perfectly with "enjoy the special cuisine."
- À la carte: means ordering individual dishes from the menu, not as a set meal. It is usually used as an adjective or adverb (e.g., "an à la carte menu"), and "the special à la carte" is awkward and doesn't fit naturally here.
Show the solution:
- The verb "enjoy" needs an object that can be experienced or tasted.
- "Special" describes a distinctive quality of the food on offer.
- Eliminate A (a person), B (rooms/furniture), and D (a way of ordering, not the thing enjoyed).
- "The special cuisine" is natural and correct.
Correct answer: C. Cuisine
Tip: In "gap-filling" questions, first ask what kind of word is needed (a person, place, thing, or quality), then check the context. Remember: cuisine = style of food, chef = cook, suite = rooms, à la carte = order by item.
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